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She showed me how to love, even when it hurts
My mom used to stick her hand in my mouth knowing I would bite her. That’s love. When I was 12 we trekked all over the Charlotte area looking for the perfect orthodontist. My mom’s dad was a dentist and teeth have always been pretty important in our family. An orthodontist in Hickory offered free…
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My favorite iPhone apps
Just so you know I’ve never paid for an application for my iPhone. All the ones I have are free. That’s not to say I wouldn’t pay for one; I just haven’t found the need to yet. So for those of you who just bought an iPhone (Stephanie) and for anyone considering buying one, here’s…
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More things I know or think I know about running
I had to take a breather from yesterday’s post. I mean, you want to spend your day reading about running or actually have time to go out and do it? So here I am today with more “Things a person that doesn’t know much officially has learned about running”: Water I used to think the rule was:…
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Things I know or think I know about running
Wow, working out is hard work. And I’m not just talking about pushing yourself to improve endurance, speed, motivation. I’m talking about all the other stuff that goes along with it. We’ve all heard of target heart rate. What the heck does it mean when I’m running down the street trying to set my race pace? What…
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Don’t bring a camera to a wedding
Unless you are the photographer, of course. I have worked with wedding photographers for years who have preached this. Your “job” as a wedding guest is to – be a guest. I fully understand why people ignore this – they want their own pictures, they don’t want to have to purchase them from a photographer…
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In the “runners are crazy” category: Clothing-optional races
So I was doing an innocent online search yesterday for upcoming 5Ks and 10Ks (I promise, that’s what the search was for!) when I came across an entire clothing-optional race series. Really? I was telling my friend Jessica about it and some one-liners came to mind, so of course I had to share. I wonder if…
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Where the heck I’ve disappeared to
Let me start by saying I think I have a mildly addictive personality. When I get excited about a new project, it’s full speed ahead. And lately my obsession has been painting, which doesn’t really go hand-in-hand with the computer. But I have missed you all! I spent a week in Athens, Ga., helping Chris…
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On blue hair and beer helmets
I’ve run in 5 races now (3 this year) and one could say they all start to run together except – they don’t. At least not yet, not for me. I remember each step of each one, who I was with, where the difficult hills were, who was cheering me on at the end. This…
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Seeing your byline not always a good thing
Amy suggested we write about the first time we got published, a topic which should have been easy for me but instead I started getting muddled in the details: First time I got what published? – A book? Dictated from me to Mom, who wrote it down on construction paper and tied it together with string, 1983.…
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Escape-artist dogs and a sad tale
This is a very difficult story for me to tell but I think it necessary, what with all the talk I’ve had about unleashed dogs on this blog of late. For the record, I understand things happen with pets. My brother mentioned his dog getting out of their fence occasionally – I am completely aware…